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City of Bristol

Bristol
City, county
City and County of Bristol
A view from above of office blocks and church spires adjacent to a river which is crossed by a road bridge. In the right foreground a city park and a ruined church. A small boat is moving on the river and a larger barge is moored against a wooded quay. In the distance on the right wooded hills and on the left a mass of predominantly red brick housing.
Motto: Virtute et Industria
(By Virtue and Industry)
A map showing the location of the county of Bristol in England.
Location of the county of Bristol in England
Coordinates: 51°27′N 2°35′W / 51.450°N 2.583°W / 51.450; -2.583
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region South West
Royal Charter 1155
County status 1373
Status City, county and unitary authority
Government
 • Type Unitary authority
 • Governing body Bristol City Council
 • Admin HQ
 • Leadership Mayor and Cabinet
 • Mayor Marvin Rees (Lab)
 • MPs
Area
 • City and county 40 sq mi (110 km2)
Elevation 36 ft (11 m)
Population (2015)
 • City and county 449,300 (Ranked 10th district and 43rd ceremonial county)
 • Density 10,080/sq mi (3,892/km2)
 • Urban 617,000 (2,011 ONS estimate)
 • Metro 1,006,600 (LUZ 2,009)
 • Ethnicity
  • 84.0% white (77.9% white British)
  • 6.0% black
  • 5.5% Asian
  • 3.6% mixed-race
  • 0.3% Arab
  • 0.6% other
Demonym(s) Bristolian
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcode BS
Area code(s) 0117, 01275
ISO 3166 code GB-BST
GVA 2012
 • Total £11.7bn ($19.4bn) (8th)
 • Growth Increase 1.6%
 • Per capita £27,100 ($44,900) (5th)
 • Growth Increase 0.6%
Website www.bristol.gov.uk

Bristol (Listeni/ˈbrɪstəl/) is a city, unitary authority area and county in South West England with an estimated population of 449,300 in 2016. It is England's sixth and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, and the most populous city in Southern England after London. The city borders the Unitary Authority areas of North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with the historic cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east, respectively.

Iron Age hill forts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon, and around the beginning of the 11th century the settlement was known as Brycgstow (Old English "the place at the bridge"). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373, when it became a county of itself. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities after London (with York and Norwich) in tax receipts. Bristol was surpassed by the rapid rise of Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham during the Industrial Revolution.


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